There are many discussions about which level of system granulation is the best. We went from monoliths to microservices and back again.

Going around your files and directories using the shell can feel slow and confusing, and not only when you’re a beginner. Personally, I was using GUIs (Graphical User Interfaces) to display, rename, move, and delete my files for a long time. It took me a couple of years to really get used to the shell to perform these operations. Today, I only use the shell to manage my files, and I think it is the better way.

A deep technical dive into all things Redis. Covering various Redis topologies, data persistence and process forking.

“Our codebase is easy to understand. You won’t need more than a couple of hours. You’ll be productive right away! Guaranteed!” It’s Dave, your colleague developer, explaining to a new employee how one of the codebase of your company shines like a diamond. The three of you work at MegaCorpMoneyMaker, the famous e-commerce. Looking at the codebase, with its millions of lines of code, arbitrary boundaries, and unexpected dependencies, you wonder how Dave can have so much confidence in his “explanations”.

How Relational Databases Work. This post talks about how indexes and transactions work on the inside of relational databases.